After I read Duane's post about the "drum boxes," I started thinking again about the Roland TR-808. I had one and when I advertised to sell it (when they were in vogue), it was snapped up within 24 hours.

I still have my ROLAND CR-8000 and TR-707 DRUM MACHINE but I don't think they sounded as good as the 808. Then again......I still have my YAMAHA RX7 which I thought sounded the best of anything in those days!

I've been reading ever since about how the 808 was (and still is?) labeled the "king" of drum machines (mostly used for recording?).

Can anyone tell me why it was branded this way, and does it deserve the title "king?"